http://www.lordpercy.com Your Guide To Gadgets - Independent reviews of the latest consumer electronics hardware and software Reviews en-us Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:52:00 GMT Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:52:00 GMT Lordpercy lordpercy.com@gmail.com lordpercy.com@gmail.com http://www.lordpercy.com/jcb_toughphone_review.htm Yes a phone just for builders, well maybe plumbers as well. When you want a mobile that can fall down stairs and get covered in gunk your choice is quite limited. We test the Toughphone from the toughest name in construction JCB. JCB Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:52:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/samsung_digital_photo_frame_spf-72h.htm Digital photography is great but not when you have to use your laptop to see your captured moments. So how about a digital photo frame to free those pixels to be seen by all Digital Photo Frame Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:18:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/bose_musicmonitor.htm Bose have a reputation for high quality great sounding kit and this their latest line in desktop PC speakers does not disappoint. Amaze your work colleagues with a HiFi sounds from your laptop and all without a subwoofer. The only issue is can you afford it Bose Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:41:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/silverlit_picoo_z_helicopter_review.htm Yes the rising star of Xmas 2007 from Silverlit (yes we got one too), a small chopper that is so much fun to fly you'll feel like you are 10 all over again. The Picoo Z as much fun as its possible to have with 20 Pounds. Silverlit Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/ipod_touch_review.htm An MP3 player based on the phenomena that is the iPhone sounds like a good idea and indeed it is. A stunning user interface and great iPod functions. Just a shame that Apple think you should pay through the nose for its new baby. iPod Touch Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/thomson_top_up_tv_plus.htm We are already firm fans of the Freeview PVR as a replacement to the aging VHS machine or an alternate to the format wars in DVDR. So we had to take a peek at the Top Up TV branded PVR with its push VOD and huge hard drive. Freeview Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/sony_nwza818_review.htm This players not for sheep, would it surprise you to learn that there is another way? Sony's latest small MP3 player has a lot to do to persuade us that its a viable challenger to the iPod, does it pull it off Sony Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:37:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/shure_se110_review.htm No not a form of torture but the best add on for your brand new shiny MP3 player. Did you know that the best way to improve its sound is a good set of isolating earphones like these little beauties from Shure Shure Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:25:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/netgear_hdx101_review.htm Looking for a reliable high speed home network but can't lay Cat 5 cables, Netgear have the answer with their 200mbps Ethernet over mains solution. Much more reliable than wireless and easy to configure. Netgear Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:35:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/tomtom_go_520_review.htm The all new TomTom Go 520 arrived with us and demanded that we talked to it. Speech recognition makes it to the new 3rd Generation Go and brings with it a whole host of new funky extras, we test the market leader to see if its is out front or losing its way. TomTom Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:04:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/3rd_generation_ipod_nano.htm Ok so the new iPod Nano may have got a bit more stout but it still deserves great respect as it like the rest of us shows some middle aged spread. We check out the 3rd Gen iPod as it hits the UK shelves. nano Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:22:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/philips_dcp750_review.htm Get the most from your 5th Generation Video iPod by plugging it into a purpose built video dock with a 7" TFT screen. Plus if you exhaust your iPods video you can always slap in a DVD. We check out Philips new toy. Philips Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/lg_prada_bluetooth_headset.htm So the fruit of the LG and Prada tie up continues to show up at the Lordpercy.com offices. This time a Bluetooth headset that offers more style than substance, every hoodie in the land will love it. Prada Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:16:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/nokia_e65_review.htm The Nokia E Series may well be pitched at the suited business man but we find out its just as happy in a consumer pocket. With full WLAN, 3G Bluetooth and a nifty little MP3 player we set about finding out if it had more inner than outer beauty. Nokia Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:16:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/solwise_homeplug_ethernet_over_mains.htm Fed up with trying to rely on WiFi for a quality way to share your broadband, or just not up to the complexity of a WiFi Network? Well we've tested a novel solution that uses your mains cables to form a network. broadband Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/mio_c520_gps_review.htm A new slim SatNav system, suits you sir. We test the latest from Mio the C520 which has mapping in 22 countries and managed to keep us on track during a sponsored hike. Mio Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:38:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/logitech_premium_notebook_headset.htm Fed up with poor quality Skype calls and an arm that aches when holding a USB handset? We check out Logitech's premium offering for notebook and home PC users. Logitech Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:30:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/moshi_celesta.htm An uber cool keyboard which when powered up looks more like a trendy nightclub or Sushi bar yet has suburb ergonomic credentials. It can only come from the style gurus at Moshi. Moshi Mon, 28 May 2007 17:38:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/cowon_iaudio_d2.htm Cowon are back with a bang and this time they are pitching an ultra small PMP the D2. This latest additional to their line up plays audio for over 50 hours and video for 8 hours, the question is can you live with a PMP this small? Cowon Sun, 20 May 2007 22:10:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/samsung_i600_review.htm Samsung have taken their uber sexy slim styling and applied it to a Smartphone. The new i600 promises to combine the fashion that Samsung and renowned for with Blackberry like functionality. Can they pull it off? we find out. Samsung Sat, 19 May 2007 23:30:00 GMT http://www.lordpercy.com/tomtom_one_xl.htm The new TomTom One XL may be much larger than the standard TomTom One but does it get much more than some extra fries? With a massive screen, Bluetooth and full UK or European maps it should be a good bit of kit. TomTom Sun, 13 May 2007 20:16:00 GMT